Guys, I am going to attempt my first ag this weekend and need a simple but good Pale Ale recipe. Any ideas would be appreciated....

IPA or Pale Ale? English Pale Ale or American Pale Ale?

Really, you can't go wrong doing a SNPA cloner. Always a good choice.

I'm working on somethign right now--but maybe someone can link you to a recent thread with a SNPA clone recipe in it..or you can do a quic search for "pale ale recipe" and see what you find.....post what you come up with!

I'm working on somethign right now--but maybe someone can link you to a recent thread with a SNPA clone recipe in it..or you can do a quic search for "pale ale recipe" and see what you find.....post what you come up with!

Yeah do a nice APA. Per 5 gallons use about 10 pounds of 2-row. If you want a little sweetness, throw in a pund of crystal. Hop it with Columbus, Centennial, Cascade and/or Amarillo to your tastes (my tastes run toward the hoppy

Best to go nice and simple for your first AG...you'll like it better anyway and you can get a feel for the process without lots of weird variables.

Cheers

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Mah in w/ 4.2 gallons of water @ 165 degrees for a resulting mash temp of 154 degrees for 60 minutes. Sparge w/ 5.5 gallons of 170 degree water or until you get a kettle volume of 6.6 gallons. boil for 90 minutes, with first hop additions at 60 min left in the boil. cool wort to 70 degrees, aerate well, and pitch yeast (i use a 1300 ml starter). ferment around 68-70 degrees.

I rate Sierra Nevada very good. But both Lagunitas IPA and Terminal Gravity IPA really stand out for me. If the price of these were to drop, I probably would never brew another light ale..... just porters, stouts and lagers.